EPISODE · Jun 19, 2026 · 11 MIN
Autopsy #10 JD Vance on the use of AI in the military
from The Western Bubble · host Balder Hageraats & Dario Hasenstab
In this week's Autopsy, we react to JD Vance's commencement address to the graduating class of the US Air Force Academy. The substance of the speech is troubling. Vance's central message on AI and warfare is essentially: trust us, we have it covered, humans will stay in charge. What that actually means in practice is a single person approving strike after strike without the ability to verify the intelligence behind any of them, because if a human could verify it, AI would not be needed in the first place. This podcast is an individual project between us, Dario Hasenstab and Balder Hageraats. We are supported by our producer Stefani Obradovic from Western Bubble Insights & Strategy. If you would like to get in touch with us, write us an email at [email protected].
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In this week's Autopsy, we react to JD Vance's commencement address to the graduating class of the US Air Force Academy. The substance of the speech is troubling. Vance's central message on AI and warfare is essentially: trust us, we have it covered, humans will stay in charge. What that actually means in practice is a single person approving strike after strike without the ability to verify the intelligence behind any of them, because if a human could verify it, AI would not be needed in the first place. This podcast is an individual project between us, Dario Hasenstab and Balder Hageraats. We are supported by our producer Stefani Obradovic from Western Bubble Insights & Strategy. If you would like to get in touch with us, write us an email at [email protected].
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